IMPORTANT!
Many SMC classes require the use of a computer with Internet access to reach class resources and/or to complete assignments and/or take exams. To locate a computer lab on campus go to www.smc.edu/acadcomp and click on the “Labs” link.

Internships

The Internship Program at Santa Monica College makes it possible for students enhance their classroom learning and earn college credit by working in on and off campus jobs. Students must arrange an approved internship prior to enrolling in this class. Each unit of credit requires the student to work a minimum of 60 hour of unpaid (volunteer) work or 75 hours of paid work throughout the semester. F-1 students must see the Immigration Coordinator at the International Education Center before enrolling. Students may enroll in a maximum of 4 units of internship per semester, and a total of 8 internship units may be applied toward the Associate degree. See a counselor for transfer credit limitations.

Internships are graded on a pass/no pass basis only.

Please see smc.edu/internship for additional information and for the internship orientation schedule.

GR DES 90A, Internship 1 unit

POL SC 95, Public Policy – Experiential Learning 2 units

Transfer: CSU•Skills Advisory: Political Science 31 and eligibility for English 1.

This course builds upon the content of Political Science 31, Introduction to Public Policy, to provide the student with field experience in the discipline. This course addresses the theoretical underpinnings of democratic civic engagement and is a practicum in public policy in a local setting. In this hands-on course, the student will engage in experiential learning through various governmental and nongovernmental agencies which have a role in developing and/or implementing public policy. The student will develop a reading list, customized to the focus of his/her particular agency, and complete a minimum of 30 hours of volunteer work with that agency. The course exposes the student to organized, meaningful public policy research and implementation in substantive policy arenas and will be supervised in his/her off-campus experiential learning project pertaining to the development of public policy.